Sunday, October 9, 2011

House postpones vote on lifting the immunity of MP Sabah al-Saadi

October 10, 2011

House postpones vote on lifting the immunity of MP Sabah al-Saadi

Radio Sawa has decided to raise the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to vote on the paragraph concerning the lifting of the immunity of the independent MP, Sabah al-Saadi of the Council's agenda, which was scheduled to vote in last Saturday's hearing, which adjourned for lack of quorum.

He told "Radio Sawa" MP for the National Dialogue Front, Abdullah the West that a number of the deputies, were surprised by the decision to raise the paragraph about the Council's agenda, and explained that it is not in favor of lifting the immunity of MP-Saadi.

For his part, MP for the National Alliance on foot to lift the immunity of the members of the House of Representatives for their views during the legislative precedent serious, expressing his opposition to lifting the immunity of Saadi.

The MP said the Liberal block Jawad Alshahyla In an interview with "Radio Sawa" The presidency of the Council decided to vote on lifting the immunity of Saadi after the holiday legislative branch of the Council.

The independent MP faces Sabah al-Saadi lawsuit filed against him by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who accused him of insulting the government, at the time called the Federal Supreme Court in a statement Sunday the political blocs to wait in the request to lift the immunity of MPs.

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